Hank Azaria laying down KK.....should I be impressed?

[Thundercat32]

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The key point in this hand history is the last sentence he takes down the next two pots and builds back up over $5k in chips he calls and loses with the KK he's out and doesn't have a chance to build back up.

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And if he had called and hit a set to double up to 18K in chips, would that maybe have been the key point in the hand history?

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3 things A) I don't fold KK preflop here myself B) I'm not trying to promote Hank Azaria as some great poker player. C) Sure you play your normal game for the WSOP meaning you don't psych yourself out you treat it as any other poker tournament, but it's not some stupid $11 rebuy on Stars, this is the WSOP ME let's try and remember that. With that in mind this thread has brought about some interesting points for discussion.

Let's say you call with your KK and will win the hand 1 out of every 5 times doubling to $18k in chips. So if you're able to play the next 5 WSOP MEs and are presented with this same scenario each time on day 1 four times you will be eliminated and one remaining time you will double up to $18k. If you fold you're left with 2,900 in chips, but will not be eliminated any of the 5 times you play the the ME.

So obviously if you are going to take that $18k and get ITM for more than your $50k in buyins over 5 years to show a profit than there's nothing wrong with the call. Personally I'd like my chances of accomplishing that better with 5 shots at it even with a shorter stack than just 1.